Guest guest Posted October 25, 2003 Report Share Posted October 25, 2003 The new issue of the Green Goat (a vegan zine) is out and available free at their website. It has an interview with Dr. Neal Barnard (PCRM) and Sarah Kramer (How it All Vegan Cookbook) http://thegreengoat.netfirms.com/ - Saturday, October 25, 2003 3:25 AM Digest Number 1017 > > To send an email to - > ------ > > There are 3 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. forgot to mention > Paul <nospam > 2. Re: I am being petty > " Life Singer " <lifesinger > 3. Hello! Just introducing myself! > " asiagurrl " <asiagurrl > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 1 > Fri, 24 Oct 2003 17:53:43 -0500 > Paul <nospam > forgot to mention > > I never mentioned it, but I'm from Indiana, near the Illinois border close to > Chicago. As far as health food stores there really aren't any in the > immediate area, only the vitamin stores and such that aren't even really > vegetarian friendly. But I'm doing my best to open my eyes to finding new > things and how to do others. I have figured some new things out for myself > so I'm a little more confident, but still looking at tons of information and > trying to get the most specific as possible so that there isn't anything to > doubt. That's all I can remember I forgot. > > Paul > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 2 > Fri, 24 Oct 2003 23:11:06 +0000 > " Life Singer " <lifesinger > Re: I am being petty > > What is the problem with being more direct and to the point? > Get it all out into the open. Sometimes people have a very hard > time picking up " subtle " hints. For god's sake just tell her! > She just may appreciate your forthrightness and honesty. > AND, you may even find she enjoys learning something new. > > Besides... that is an awful long time (between now and Christmas) > to be carrying the energy of resentment (resentment about her > not understanding the philosophy of veganism) around in your > body/energy field. (That is unless you have other issues that keep > you from being honest with her openly... if that's the case, it looks > like you may have your homework/innerwork cut out for you... and > that's okay too!) > > Blessings, > > Lifesinger > > > Surya Burdick <californiagnomes > > > I am being petty > Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:44:24 -0700 (PDT) > > I can't believe this is bugging me, I actually was getting mad about it when > I was up in the middle of the night. > > My Mother in Law, who is always a challenge anyway, hs taken to calling > herself a vegan. She doesn't say she eats vegan, she says I am " vegan " . > She's not! She wears leather and basically just doesn't eat cheese, meat, or > I guess eggs either, but she isn't even that careful about whether things > have chicken broth in them, she'll use any product that has animal > ingredients, honey, wears, wool, silk, she eats soy cheese that was casein > in it. > > She had to cut out meat and cheese for a health problem she was having, yet > I have a feeling she falls off the cheese wagon here and there. > > The thing with being vegan is that unlike just being vegetarian which people > are for different reasons, veganism tends to encompass a philosophy more > than just a diet. When I hear someone is vegan that tells me alot about them > right off the bat, and for some reason it bugs me when she goes around > calling herself a vegan. Petty? Yes, probably. > > I have tried to talk to her about it before, just subtlely bring it up like > I was talking about myself, " Because I am vegan I don't wear animal products > or soaps with milk, ect, it's hard for people to grasp that vegans do not > eat honey, wear silk, wear wool, ect " but she keeps calling herself a vegan. > > I guess I just need to mellow out, but I think I am going to write a > Christmas wish list, we do it just so family knows the kids sizes in things, > ect. and on that write that because I am vegan, vegans can't wear this or do > this, and maybe get it through her thick skull. And then maybe buy her a > book on veganism and say " Because you are interested here's a good book " . > > Thanks for listening. > > > No matter how far you have gone on the wrong road, turn back. > > -Turkish proverb > > > Fact: Each gallon of gas used by a car contributes almost 20 pounds of > carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. A single car driving 1,000 miles a month > adds up to 120 tons of CO2 annually. > > Fact: One crop of hemp grown on one acre of land produces the same amount of > pulpable fiber as one acre of 20 year old trees. > > > > The New with improved product search > > _______________ > Concerned that messages may bounce because your Hotmail account has exceeded > its 2MB storage limit? Get Hotmail Extra Storage! > http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es > > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 3 > Sat, 25 Oct 2003 00:15:25 -0000 > " asiagurrl " <asiagurrl > Hello! Just introducing myself! > > Hi everyone! New to the board and wanted to introduce myself. I've > been vegan for a few months now, and I've never felt better. But, > like many others, I do encounter some challenges in the real world. > So I thought I'd join this group for a little support. <waving> Hi! > > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2003 Report Share Posted October 25, 2003 Hi Vegan Megan - are you like the Vegan Megan of the Vegan Magazine???Jo - Vegan Megan Saturday, October 25, 2003 2:34 PM Re: Digest Number 1017 The new issue of the Green Goat (a vegan zine) is out and available free attheir website. It has an interview with Dr. Neal Barnard (PCRM) and SarahKramer (How it All Vegan Cookbook)http://thegreengoat.netfirms.com/----- Original Message ----- Saturday, October 25, 2003 3:25 AM Digest Number 1017>> To send an email to - > ------>> There are 3 messages in this issue.>> Topics in this digest:>> 1. forgot to mention> Paul <nospam> 2. Re: I am being petty> "Life Singer" <lifesinger> 3. Hello! Just introducing myself!> "asiagurrl" <asiagurrl>>> ______________________> ______________________>> Message: 1> Fri, 24 Oct 2003 17:53:43 -0500> Paul <nospam> forgot to mention>> I never mentioned it, but I'm from Indiana, near the Illinois border closeto> Chicago. As far as health food stores there really aren't any in the> immediate area, only the vitamin stores and such that aren't even really> vegetarian friendly. But I'm doing my best to open my eyes to finding new> things and how to do others. I have figured some new things out formyself> so I'm a little more confident, but still looking at tons of informationand> trying to get the most specific as possible so that there isn't anythingto> doubt. That's all I can remember I forgot.>> Paul>>> ______________________> ______________________>> Message: 2> Fri, 24 Oct 2003 23:11:06 +0000> "Life Singer" <lifesinger> Re: I am being petty>> What is the problem with being more direct and to the point?> Get it all out into the open. Sometimes people have a very hard> time picking up "subtle" hints. For god's sake just tell her!> She just may appreciate your forthrightness and honesty.> AND, you may even find she enjoys learning something new.>> Besides... that is an awful long time (between now and Christmas)> to be carrying the energy of resentment (resentment about her> not understanding the philosophy of veganism) around in your> body/energy field. (That is unless you have other issues that keep> you from being honest with her openly... if that's the case, it looks> like you may have your homework/innerwork cut out for you... and> that's okay too!)>> Blessings,>> Lifesinger>>> Surya Burdick <californiagnomes> > > I am being petty> Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:44:24 -0700 (PDT)>> I can't believe this is bugging me, I actually was getting mad about itwhen> I was up in the middle of the night.>> My Mother in Law, who is always a challenge anyway, hs taken to calling> herself a vegan. She doesn't say she eats vegan, she says I am "vegan".> She's not! She wears leather and basically just doesn't eat cheese, meat,or> I guess eggs either, but she isn't even that careful about whether things> have chicken broth in them, she'll use any product that has animal> ingredients, honey, wears, wool, silk, she eats soy cheese that was casein> in it.>> She had to cut out meat and cheese for a health problem she was having,yet> I have a feeling she falls off the cheese wagon here and there.>> The thing with being vegan is that unlike just being vegetarian whichpeople> are for different reasons, veganism tends to encompass a philosophy more> than just a diet. When I hear someone is vegan that tells me alot aboutthem> right off the bat, and for some reason it bugs me when she goes around> calling herself a vegan. Petty? Yes, probably.>> I have tried to talk to her about it before, just subtlely bring it uplike> I was talking about myself, "Because I am vegan I don't wear animalproducts> or soaps with milk, ect, it's hard for people to grasp that vegans do not> eat honey, wear silk, wear wool, ect" but she keeps calling herself avegan.>> I guess I just need to mellow out, but I think I am going to write a> Christmas wish list, we do it just so family knows the kids sizes inthings,> ect. and on that write that because I am vegan, vegans can't wear this ordo> this, and maybe get it through her thick skull. And then maybe buy her a> book on veganism and say "Because you are interested here's a good book".>> Thanks for listening.>>> No matter how far you have gone on the wrong road, turn back.>> -Turkish proverb>>> Fact: Each gallon of gas used by a car contributes almost 20 pounds of> carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. A single car driving 1,000 miles a month> adds up to 120 tons of CO2 annually.>> Fact: One crop of hemp grown on one acre of land produces the same amountof> pulpable fiber as one acre of 20 year old trees.>> > > The New with improved product search>> _______________> Concerned that messages may bounce because your Hotmail account hasexceeded> its 2MB storage limit? Get Hotmail Extra Storage!> http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es>>>> ______________________> ______________________>> Message: 3> Sat, 25 Oct 2003 00:15:25 -0000> "asiagurrl" <asiagurrl> Hello! Just introducing myself!>> Hi everyone! New to the board and wanted to introduce myself. I've> been vegan for a few months now, and I've never felt better. But,> like many others, I do encounter some challenges in the real world.> So I thought I'd join this group for a little support. <waving> Hi!>>>> ______________________> ______________________>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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